Continuing Care Retirement Communities Communities in Palm Beach Gardens, FL

"I stayed overnight at Mangrove Bay, and liked it very much. One of the things that I inquired about was whether they had a maintenance staff in-house, and they did. The staff was wonderful, but the food could be a problem. I knew someone there who told me that sometimes it’s a problem. They give you a full $100 a month allowance for food, but the menu was very limited. There was a fine-dining menu; which I did not use. It was good, but much more costly. The general menu food only had two items on it. Each night there was one of them that I normally wouldn’t eat. Their physical exercise program was fantastic. I took the class for two days even though I only stayed overnight, and the teacher was a jewel. There was something like Trivial Pursuit -- with very few people participating -- that I did. It was ran by the exercise class teacher. I really liked it. I liked the location. It’s a really nice location where you can get out to see people if you’re walking, but the food there scared me. "

"Vi at Lakeside Village had the best apartments. They were beautiful and large, and the villas were also beautiful. They had everything, like mah-jong and outings to dinners once in a while. They had excellent food and the menu was diverse."

"La Posada was a retirement home. You had to buy-in or rent. The apartments were very nice. The staff was very courteous and very polite. The facility was very nice and the services were excellent. They had doctors and attendants. They had an exercise room. They had activities and they provided two meals a day. It was a beautiful facility. "

"The facilities were very well maintained. All of the residents that I interacted with were really very happy to be there. Security was of paramount concern. The dining room allowed visitors and/or family to attend meals with their loved ones. The on-site services included a bank (PNC) and a hair salon. The topmost floor had a "party room" with views of the ocean. When I require assissted living, I would love to join a facility of this caliber. "

"We chose Devonshire at PGA National because it is an upscale community. The staff is fabulous. We are in the independent living, so we have our own place that's been totally redone. We don’t have any free time here; we are so busy with activities! There is always something to do any time of the day and night. I like this place because everything is upbeat. I would absolutely recommend this facility to others. "

"It has independent living. It was very good. We were pleased with it. The environment was very nice. The staff was very informative and very caring; it sounded like to me. The rooms were very nice."